Grand Canyon climate

Grand Canyon Weather in April

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Canyon Np 2, 1 km from Grand Canyon

Average highs run from 58°F on April 1 to 64°F on April 30, and lows from 27°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 in over about 4 wet days.

April day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grand Canyon, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

April at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
0.64 in
Snowfall
2.8 in
Record high
82°FApr 29, 2020
Record low
3°FApr 10, 2011
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
12 h 36 min to 13 h 38 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
41%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Apr 158°F27°F75°F 20117°F 199915%6%
Apr 259°F27°F73°F 201110°F 201015%6%
Apr 359°F27°F74°F 202117°F 201215%6%
Apr 459°F27°F77°F 20219°F 200815%5%
Apr 559°F27°F75°F 20219°F 202314%5%
Apr 659°F27°F73°F 20188°F 200314%5%
Apr 760°F27°F76°F 201810°F 201214%5%
Apr 860°F28°F74°F 201913°F 200314%5%
Apr 960°F28°F74°F 20259°F 201114%5%
Apr 1060°F28°F78°F 20253°F 201113%5%
Apr 1160°F28°F79°F 202311°F 201113%5%
Apr 1260°F28°F73°F 202514°F 200813%5%
Apr 1360°F28°F74°F 20255°F 202213%4%
Apr 1461°F28°F78°F 200210°F 201812%4%
Apr 1561°F29°F71°F 202516°F 201112%4%
Apr 1661°F29°F71°F 20019°F 201512%4%
Apr 1761°F29°F74°F 200110°F 200812%4%
Apr 1861°F29°F74°F 20017°F 201312%4%
Apr 1961°F29°F76°F 20199°F 200711%4%
Apr 2062°F29°F73°F 200915°F 200711%4%
Apr 2162°F30°F77°F 201212°F 200211%4%
Apr 2262°F30°F80°F 201215°F 200811%3%
Apr 2362°F30°F80°F 201217°F 201310%3%
Apr 2462°F30°F76°F 201216°F 201310%3%
Apr 2563°F30°F75°F 200012°F 200810%3%
Apr 2663°F31°F79°F 200016°F 200910%3%
Apr 2763°F31°F81°F 200017°F 201110%3%
Apr 2863°F31°F79°F 200717°F 20259%3%
Apr 2963°F31°F82°F 202018°F 20109%2%
Apr 3064°F32°F80°F 202313°F 20109%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grand Canyon, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

April 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 6:51 PM
April 30
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of April: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00023596 (Grand Canyon Np 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003195, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.